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Jodie Foster directed this gem, which is the absolute best Thanksgiving movie (yes, even better than Planes, Trains and Automobiles). The writing and ensemble cast are fantastic, portraying family dysfunction at its finest. I watch it every year. Home for the Holidays is rated PG-13 for thematic material, language and brief drug use.

Yikes awful movie. I read some glowing reviews on Amazon saying it was a yearly ritual for them to watch, but I don't see how they could stand to. I watched through to the end hoping for something to make me laugh. There aren't many Thanksgiving shows, but there are more than enough dysfunctional holiday movies. It's been overdone. Pieces of April did this one so much better.

Couldn't get myself to care about the main character at all after 20 minutes or so and couldn't bring myself to watch the rest unfortunately. I need a character I want to root for and she wasn't living up to it.

Not one of my favorite movies, but I thought there were some good parts to it. This movie is a portrayal of the typical dysfunctional American family and the ritual reunion of Thanksgiving. Not a must see by any means, but worth a watch.

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After losing her job, making out with her soon to be ex-boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson has to face spending the holiday with her family. She wonders if she can survive their crazy antics.